Pakistan: At least 9 more infants die in Thar in two days

Pakistan: At least 9 more infants die in Thar in two days REPORT from DAWN Group of Newspapers Published on 29 Dec 2016 —View Original At least nine more infants died due to malnutrition and outbreak of the various diseases in Thar during that last two days, raising the toll to 476 this year. With the death of nine more children the toll rose to 476 during past 12 months of the outgoing year, said health officials. However, according to the unofficial details gathered from various independent sources, the toll rose to 606 this year. The health officials, however, are not sure about more than 690 children who were refered to hospitals in Hyderabad and Karachi that whether they died or survived. Those who lost their lives in the last two days in included six-month-old Mehesh, one-month-old Gulab Meghwar, nine-month-old Handesh, two-month-old Hajan, one-year-old Abdul Sattar ...